Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-17

jury came fllinJ IN and We're seated, and
Judge Jameson at once began proceed
ings.
Call the jury, Mr. Clerk" was his curt
order, and the same old form was repeated
for the last time.
Are all the defendants present in court,
Mr.. Sheriff." was the next question.
Mr.. Matson was there behind the back of
chairs to answer "Yes."
Turning to the jury, the Judge asked
Gentlemen, have you agreed upon your
verdict"
One or two Of them answered "Yes' in
an undertone, while Mr. A. l.. Brown, the
foreman, rose in his place with the formal
answer, "We have, your Honor" and hand
ed the document over to Bailff Cahill, who
in turn passed it up to Clerk Lee. MIR. Lee
spread out the document-a sheet of fools
cap-and began reading slowly and dis
tinctly: "We, the jury, find the defendants,
Adam Ochs, etc. There was death like
silence in the room until the name Of Buck
Mccarthy was reached--"$1 600 fine
and then there was faint attempt at ap-
plause from somebody in the rear of the
court room. At the conclusion of the
reading there was another attempt at ap-
plause which was promptly sguelched by q
rap from the Judge and rush by the BAIL
ifs and policemen gathered there.
Directly after the verdict was announced
each one of the defendants was asked what
he thought about it. AS the replies were
brief they are given in full
Casseiman-It is something / didn't ex-
pect.
Leyden-Tve got nothing to say.
Oliver-Tm SO much surprised that
don't know what | do think about it.
think ba yarliaf ic ~, ont ro M
Wasserman-I do not care to express al
opinion now.
Mccarthy haven't much to say, bu
come to me in the morning and perhaps IL
give you something worth printing.
| Ochs-1 don't care to say word.
Van Petit can live through the two
years, and when | get back here / will live
long enough to get even with the - -
who have worked SO hard to put me in thil
hole.
Va,nell-I don't think anything abou
the verdict at all. can't think
McClaughry-I amt saying nothing.
amt going to express no opinion.
Cells The verdict is disappointment
to me, but ii is no more than l might hav,
expected.
Lawyer Sullivan was asked for his opin
ion of the verdict. He said: 81 do not thinl
the testimony justified any such verdict
and my opinion is that we will get ney
trial. 1t is one of those unjust verdict
which result from an excited state of pub
lie opinion. Now, don't see how Was
serman and Ochs were found guilty wit
the others for their terms of Office expire,
year and a half before the indictmen
was found, and it seems unreasonable I
punish them. Nor can l see how Nc
| 10 until
when SO many others were punished b.
fne."
Mr.. Grinnell and his assistants wen
back TO their room after the verdict, wher
they were followed by Buck" McCarth
and one or two others. A reporter con
graduated Mccarthy on his escape.
What in do you mean?" aske
Buck, with an assumption Of dire wrath
Il shouldn't have been fined goll -darne
cent. | say it's an outrage"
And I'll say" said Mr.. Grinnell, "tht
you should have got three years, Buck, an
l make no bones about saying it, either.
would like to see you in McClaughry
place and McClaughry in yours. Yo
should have got the two years and Nc
Cleughry should have got the ine--that il
if either of you had to get off with fine
Buck then left the room.
IF 1t hadn't been for Clark the verdi,
would have been all we asked for or coul
possibly GET" said Mr.. Grinnell. "Hov
ever, we are satisfied under the circun
stances. This verdict is, of course, in
measurably better than a disagreement
and disagreement was the only alternt
tive"
There are also number of indicted pee
pie whose cases have not been eth,
brought to trial or nolle prosequi ente
ed. These are Richard o. Driscoll AL
James Connolly, employees at the hospita
L. A. Robinson, the grocer; Napoleon Ba
saloux. the furniture dealer; Edward Phi
lips. the court house custodian: Villa
Harley. the contractor; Henry l.. Hollar
and l.. T. Crane, the paint cas-
Philip Kelly. the sewer contractor; Gu
tave A. Busse, the hardware dealer; G.
Hendricks, j. Buckley, and p. Malone
the Court House carpenter work job;
Costello, the coal contractor; John
Lobstein, contractor; w. II. Gray, Il
artesian- we'll job; Chris KEELING, Jam
; Murray, and Michael Hennessey, the il
sane asylum kitchen work; Thomas Mi,
dle,on, carpet-cleaner; Levi Windmu
Ter, grocer; G. NJ. Gunderson, contract
, for ianitor work; Frank Murphy, emplo
, at the asylum; Charles c. Warren, ele
tric-hght deal; Rush X. Warner, roofe
, A. j. Walker, f. r. Murphy, and j.
: Hayes.
,, There are no new developments in Z
, gard to McGarigle, who at last accour